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ABW 99 Distacio Jr - Mumba Event Preview

Event Preview: ABW 99 Distacio Jr - Mumba
OG Cardinals Fighting Org
2018-01-18, Helsinki, Hayashi's Lounge - Helsinki
Author:Felix Darkstar

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The opening fight is between Hans "The Hammer" Hammar and Thomas Krakow in the Lightweight division. Hans is coming into this fight with a win over Leonard Owusu with a knockout in his debut in this organization. On paper Hans has the better stats in Boxing, Muay Thai and in wrestling. Thomas is the superior in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Hans has never left the first round and either knocks out someone or gets knocked out quickly in the first round. He is looking for a knockout here for sure. Thomas is the underdog 100% on this one as he is in a sixth fight losing streak. He needs this fight so he is coming out for the win. I would give this one to Hans via KO in the first round.

 

 

The second fight is between Sergeant "The Soldier" Dignam and Leon "SugarMan" Cotton in the Middleweight division. Both of the fighters are coming from the United States and Sergeant is a obvious favorite as he strung together a 4-0 record, but has never fought in a org before. there is a huge difference and some fighters cannot handle the pressure. Sergeant prefers the clinch and finishes the fight there. Leon is the opposite and needs to look to take this fight to the ground as soon as he can. 

 

 

The third fight is between James Hetfield and Li "Jet Li" Lianjie in the Flyweight division. James the Irish native is coming into this bout with better Muay Thai, wrestling and in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu then his opponent. So on paper he should win this. But MMA math isn’t always right so anything can and will happen. James is a clinch fighter and prefers to keep his fights there and then go for the knockout through his Muay Thai. Li is on a two fight win streak and has a tough opponent versus James. If he is able to stay away from his opponents clinch and allow the fight to reach the later rounds he may cause himself to come out victorious. 

 

 

The fourth fight is between Wasyl "Pluto" Plutov and JD "The King" Dayley in the featherweight division. Wasyl comes in with a four fight win streak and is on a role at the moment. A very well rounded fighter and he has proven too be deadly on the ground, on the feet and whenever he steps into the cage. He also has proven to have a gas tank so if it goes into the later rounds he will be fine. His opponent JD is more comfortable off his feet and needs to take Wasyl down as soon as he can. He has proved that in his last fight with Wasyl which he won. 

 

The fifth fight is between Tumleh "Boot" Schmitt and Devin "The Conqueror" Watkins in the Welterweight division.Both gf these fighters prefer to try to go for the submission so it will be a grappler versus grappler fight. Also both fighters are coming in with a loss in there last fight. But Tumieh does have the advantage in both Muay Thai and wrestling. Ia actually think this fight will got for either a decision victory or ends in the second round due to submission.

 

 

The sixth fight is between Gabriel "Bury" Skrarski and Steve "The Demon" King in the Super Heavyweight division. Gabriel comes in with a three fight losing streak and Steve comes in with a loss as well. Steve mostly lost most of the time due to Ko or TKO and that is the bread/butter of Gabriel. it also seems Steve is proven to have a weaker chin and he needs to take the fight to the ground immediately. Or Steve can put the fight into the clinch and keep it there as he controls his opponent. 

 

 

The seventh fight is between Alexei Mikhailov and Nivolumab "PD1" Opdivo in the Welterweight division. Both of these fighters are coming from losses in there last fights and Alexei is coming from a two fight losing streak. This is a classic fight between a boxer and a ground based fighter. So it depends on where this fight comes too if on or off the ground. I see this fight being close throughout and it may even got to decision. 

 

The eighth fight is between Hans Byyler and Jay "The Hawaiian" Uzo in the Light Heavyweight division. On paper Hans has better skills then Jay and definitely puts him as a favorite in this fight but only by slight margins.  He might be in a two fight losing streak but overall he looks like a more well rounded fighter. But he has been prone to losing to TKO which is his opponents bread and butter. This fight is like World War 2 Germany vs the United States. I gotta go with my American native on this one. I say he wins by KO in the second round.

 

The co main event is between Demetrius Tektas and "CM Punk" Phill Brooks in the Lightweight division. Demetrius comes in with only one loss on his record and definitely has the potential to go for the title once again in the future. Demetrius has the skill to either knock someone out or take him to the ground and submit him. Why do you think he became champion? He is skilled. This is definitely a challenge for the up comer since his opponent is on a large winning streak. Both gf these guys are no slackers and are dangerous in the cage. But if Demetrius losses this fight I am guessing his opponent will get his shot for the title. The favorite in this fight is Demetrius on paper. But I say he wins it via submission in the second round.

 

The main event is for the Light Heavyweight title between "The Professor" Harry Distacio Jr and Ubungu "The African Body Snatcher" Mumba. Both of theses fighters are young bucks at the ages of twenty and twenty two. Harry currently has two successful title defenses under his belt. The fighters both have close to the same skills so this could be a close one. Ubungu is on a three fight winning streak which gave him the opportunity at the belt. He also comes in as a former champion so he won’t fall under pressure in this fight. I cannot say who will win this fight but i am guessing this either goes for a decision or ends up a third round TKO by Harry.

 

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